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The Morrison family home in the Samford Valley, 1907Caboolture River Bridge on Morayfield Road, ca. 1920sOpposite the Redcliffe Jetty  ca. 1925Bullock team hauling empty molasses tankers from the Normanby Distillery to the Strathpine Railway Station, ca. 1948 Hornibrook Highway ca. 1970Carmody's Royal Hotel in 1978Redcliffe BeachRedcliffe JettySeries of proofs - Buildings in the Pine Rivers Shire

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The Moreton Bay Local History Collection captures the history of the City of Moreton Bay, showing how our communities and suburbs have grown and changed over time, from the influences of large manufacturers, to the growth of our suburban centres and communities that are along the coastline and D'Aguilar Range.

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Herron family house, Closeburn, 1995Mr Christoph Frederick Uhlmann and wife Margaret (nee Gibson)Christmas Party 1959Petrie Mill - Machine - 1974 - 29 August 1974Duke of Edinburgh VisitOpening of Norman L. Reilly Park in Strathpine, ca. 1993Forestry - Machinery on the back of two low loader trucksStanding on steps of a house, Esplanade DonnybrookThe Esplanade RedcliffePreparing The Esplanade Toorbul for a bitumen sealPupils at Woodford School in 1920Redcliffe ParadeArana Hills Fire Station, ca. 1978New clubhouse nearly completedReed bed in the creekMountain CrestOpening ceremony for Heritage Day at the North Pine Country Park, 1998Todd's Cottage, North Pine Country Park, ca. 1993Weighing the CatchAnzac Avenue at the Catholic ChurchRear view of Redcliffe Fire StationSite of the old Baker's Buildings (established 1924) at 24 King Street Caboolture, 2020Mumford Barn, North Pine Country Park, 1994Entire house and buildings washed away during floods in Charleville (Qld.), 1990Westfield Shoppingtown carpark, Strathpine, 1996Working on steel frame construction outside buildingPine Rivers Council Chambers, early 1900sMr Jack Hausmann (senior) with his bullock team in CabooltureInsects and nestsAerial view of Pine River bridge on the Bruce Highway looking south, 1996Gympie Road (along Bald Hills flats) entrance into Strathpine, ca. 1970sYoung LadiesPolice StationAerial photograph looking west along the North Pine River upstream from Gordons Crossing, 1972Pupils at Delaneys Creek School in 1979Peter Wyche & Jack StaffordStage 2 of the Pine Rivers Shire Council Administration building being constructed in Strathpine, 1996Duke of Edinburgh VisitEarthworks at the construction site for the Kinma Valley housing development off Jacko Place MorayfieldOfficial unveiling of the Memorial Cairn to Kal-Ma-Kuta in 1962Our TelephonesKoopaHolidays at RedcliffeAnzac Memorial SchemeBillabongPhilip McClureD'Aguilar Store and D'Aguilar Hotel in 1932Beryl JonesNative of Tanna Island in the New HebridesPetrie Mill - Machine - 1974 - 31 August 1974

We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Country across our region. We also acknowledge and pay our respects
to the Kabi Kabi, Jinibara and Turrbal Traditional Custodians, and their elders past, present and emerging.